Posted on 06/21/2023 1:21:57 AM PDT by 4Runner
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive search continued early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.
A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard did not elaborate on what rescuers believed the noises could be, though it offered a glimmer of hope for those lost abroad the Titan as estimates suggest as little as a day's worth of oxygen could be left if the vessel is still functioning.
Meanwhile, questions remain about how teams could reach the lost submersible, which could be as deep as about 12,500 feet (3,800 meters) below the surface near the watery tomb of the historic ocean liner. Newly uncovered allegations also suggest there had been significant warnings made about vessel safety during its development.
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Yeah, it sounds cool but....
I was thinking of that too - the one where the guy jumped in because he thought his old (dead) shipmates were calling him?
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I looked and it seems that Titanic is indeed at around 12,500 not the 13,000 or 13,000+(slightly) that I read long ago.
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Thank you for interceding on behalf of the offended.
I read this was the submersible’s 3rd trip down. A 33% failure rate is pretty scary.
Don’t be obtuse.
Your posts on this thread are nasty not nauti and do not advance the discussion.
Yes. They found a skeleton on the sub with a wrench in his hand.
I saw that one about 4-5 months ago - real late one night.
Hotel TV - SyFy channel which then brought the viewer - The West Wing - Then “Charmed”
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Hey it’s only an average of 140 million miles to Mars with the most optimal (but rare) closest distance of 34 million miles.
I don’t know what (or when) they’ve calculated the shortest round-trip but that’s a lot of Tang (and water) to be packed. Oh I guess you can recycle the water....but.....
Maybe a few tons of granola bars.
I don’t even know what happened, but you win the the thread for making your haters screech loudly and hail the mods.
Bravo.
Thank you, thank you!
I'll stay a working stiff and NOT be dead on the bottom of the ocean.
That's definitely true! Many people (whether they realize it or not) will do a "cost/benefit" analysis of some sort, before engaging in a risky activity. As others have noted, automobile travel is risky - but to many people, the benefits (having a job, being able to visit a grocery store or doctor, etc.) far outweigh the known or potential costs/risks. Those same people might not see enough benefit in a quarter-million-dollar sight seeing trip into one of the planet's most hazardous environments, to justify the known or potential costs/risks.
Many years ago, I worked in an underground mine. If I remember correctly, the mine would not operate without at least two open routes to the surface, because of the risks involved if there was only a single escape route available. It struck me when I first heard about the missing submarine, that OceanGate appeared to be woefully unprepared for many potential emergencies - the submersible itself apparently provided the only means of escape available on site.
Unfortunately, this may turn out to be an exceptionally costly amusement park ride for the participants.
Lots of news about this sub, in fact, it’s only a coincidence that the Hunter news was released I suppose, so no reports on Hunter.
“How many tons of pressure per square inch at that depth?”
Using my old former scuba diving pressure calculations, I come up with 5,909 pounds per square inch... Probably not precise but in the ball park.
If they find survivors, they'll need to decompress for...a year.
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